Feelings don’t change facts. The House of Oldenburg is German in origin; in such houses one is a member of the house one’s father belonged (if of legitimate birth) going back as far as one can trace. “Changing” a house’s name only effectively creates a cadet branch.
>> The English Royal Family changed their dynastic name because of feelings.
The Glücksburgs didn’t change their house name upon ascending the Danish throne. They already existed as a cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg. There was no decree to change their name. It was simply just a fact as being descended in a legitimate male line from the dukes of Glücksburg of the House of Oldenburg.
>>The Danish royal family never releases decrees or letters of patent. They "let it be known". Latest instance is Prince Henrik's different titles.
Elizabeth II is not Queen of England; she is Queen of the United Kingdom and fifteen other realms. Her descendants are members of the House of Windsor, their branch being a line of the House of Glücksburg, which is a branch of the House of Oldenburg. None of her descendants are Coburgs of the House of Wettin because none of their fathers are.
>>I use England by the same logic as you use Oldenburg. The majority of the world call her Queen England.
House names were not generally decreed because they happened as a matter of fact of male line descent and they automatically changed when the male line did.
>>House Names have changed a significant number of times thorughout history when the rulership was passed through the female line.
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